Ernest Thesiger
Birthday: 1879-01-15
Place of Birth: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Biography: Ernest Thesiger, CBE, was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his distinctive performance as Dr. Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein.
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Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The...
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Caesar and Cleopatra
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra....
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Henry V
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the co...
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The Old Dark House
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansi...
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Father Brown
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two ...
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They Drive by Night
“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to ...
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The Man in the White Suit
The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dir...
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Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is v...
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The Ghoul
British Egyptologist, Professor Morlant, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in th...
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A Place of One's Own
An elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live w...
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The Robe
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixi...
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play ...
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The Battle of the Sexes
Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their exp...
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Laughter in Paradise
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can...
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Sons and Lovers
The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he s...
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Quentin Durward
During the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his English...
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Beware of Pity
A paraplegic baroness mistakes a man's pity for love - and tragedy ensues....
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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until t...
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The Vagabond Queen
The Vagabond Queen is a 1929 British comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Betty Bal...
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Don't Take It to Heart
A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiti...
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The Real Thing at Last
Satirical silent movie based on the play Macbeth written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright...
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Jassy
In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued ...
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The Ware Case
An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the ...
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles
An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that h...
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The Horse's Mouth
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his n...
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Make Me an Offer!
A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when he st...
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The Million Pound Note
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen wh...
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The Only Girl
English-language version of Ich und die Kaiserin. 'Germany, 1890. Duke falls in love with voice whi...
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The Woman's Angle
The organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer in se...
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Saville is told by a palm reader he is doomed to become a murderer at some future time. He decides t...
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Ashes
Futuristic story about a slow moving cricket match that begins in 1940 (ten years beyond the year wh...
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Doctor at Large
Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a memb...
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Last Holiday
George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On hi...
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The Bad Lord Byron
Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to deter...
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The Winslow Boy
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents...
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The Night of the Party
A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party...
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The Truth About Women
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to under...
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The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
A club man's country jaunt with friends leads to a breach of promise suit by a landlady....
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The Bachelor's Club
A henpeck man inherits a fortune and starts a club for women-haters....
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The Magic Box
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a...
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Week-End Wives
A lawyer spends the weekend with a married actress at the same hotel as his wife and her lover. This...
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Quartet
Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alie...
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Meet Mr. Lucifer
A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time....
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My Learned Friend
An insane murderer is on the loose, and gunning for the men who put him away. Will Hay is on the lis...
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Three Men in a Boat
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misa...
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The Lamp Still Burns
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II....
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Who Done It?
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after ...
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An Alligator Named Daisy
Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger...
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Value for Money
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to t...
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My Heart Is Calling
Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo...
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - For...
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Universal Horror
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the...
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Report
Bruce Conner’s most celebrated film for a reason: it takes historical moments that were replayed ove...
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Dive into 60 minutes of blood, bravado and brilliant scares as we trace the evolution of horror cine...
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